Pep Guardiola has done it again. In his ninth campaign as a top-flight manager, Guardiola has won his seventh league title. His club Manchester City were crowned champions on Sunday night after Manchester United's shock 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford to bottom-placed West Brom. Back in his Catalan homeland, Guardiola's achievement, in becoming the first Spanish coach to win the English Premier League title, has been celebrated.
"Here's a guy who has spent many years in the front line," says Josep Maria Minguella, who worked as Guardiola's agent when he was a player. "When Pep played, he was a champion with Barcelona—he won leagues, cups, European Cups.